What to wear ...

[Baron Kurtz]

... with a sage green orphaned DB jacket?

Any thoughts for trousers? Shirt? Tie? I have a sage green fedora. Would it be too wierd to have jacket and fedora the same colour in a 'sporty' outfit?

bk

 

[shindeco]

I'm thinking light grey; khaki or possibly black for the trousers. Something with a reddish tinge might work, too. Have to admit, it's hard to visualize the colour.

Hat and jacket--why not? As long as everything else isn't matching (look a bit like a faded leprachaun if it were!)

 

[Marc Chevalier]

... with a sage green orphaned DB jacket?

Any thoughts for trousers?

Tan, beige, or khaki trousers. Maybe a light olive green. Perhaps a heathery plaid? We really do need a photo of the jacket to be sure.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Still waiting for it to arrive ... here's the pic from the auction.

bk

 

[Burma Shave]

I agree on the plaid concept

I used to have a pair of pants (likewise orphaned, from what I could tell) that were a very dark grey glen plaid, with thin green and lighter grey lines. Assuming the texture of the two materials looked OK together, that kind of pants would work wonderfully -- along with a dark foulard tie and probably white shirt.

Regarding the hat: If the coat and hat are exactly the same color, go for it. If they are distinctly different, but in the same color family, also go for it. But if they're similar colors with a different color mixture, I'd avoid wearing the two together. I don't know what kind of eye for color you have, but you could end up with the same unfortunate results people sometimes get when they try to "create a suit" from a mismatched jacket and pants. Better to keep the colors distinct or exact, rather than trying to get by with "close enough," in my opinion.

 

[Burma Shave]

What about a tie...

...in these colors,

http://jabotsboutique.com/tie29a.jpg

assuming the green matches. Pair it with a charcoal grey pant, maybe a plaid as previously suggested?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Still waiting for it to arrive ... here's the pic from the auction.

NICE!

 

[Mycroft]

Sweet jacket, I would wear a dark pair of khakis or tobacco colored pants, with a green and brown tie. The hat, maybe brown.

 

[kools]

I am wearing a very similar jacket right now, perhaps just a little darker shade of green. I'm wearing it with tan pants (dated 1944) and an exact match green 1940s tie. The tie has a beige & peach floral pattern. White shirt, brown shoes.